CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$4
about 2.0× the $2 Medicare rate · typically $3–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $2 Fair price $4 Cash price $13 Hospital's list price $26
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $7 - $23 | 295% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $26 | 127% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $25 | 253% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $25 | 506% |
| Humanamajor | $6 - $13 | 253% |
| AmeriHealth | $14 | 591% |
| CareSource | $3 - $13 | 127% |
| Medical Mutual | $16 - $25 | 675% |
| Molina | $14 | 591% |
| WellCare | $7 | 295% |
| + 14 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $25 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other OH hospitals
- University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center · Ashland $2
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- Union Hospital · Dover $2
- Marion General Hospital · Marion $2
- Wilson Memorial Hospital · Sidney $2
- Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital · Athens $2
- Wood County Hospital · Bowling Green $2
- Genesis Hospital · Zanesville $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.